Geography

Alaska’s Rivers Are Turning Orange

Context: Rivers and streams in Alaska are changing color from clear blue to rusty orange,  due to toxic metals released...

Heating North Pole

Context: The North Pole is warming faster than the global average. Climate models consistently underestimate its rapid warming which indicates...

Sanglaphu Lake

Context: Sanglaphu Lake in Sikkim’s Mangan district, previously inaccessible to tourists, is now open for visitors.    About Sanglaphu Lake:...

Places in News

Context : Severe weather events occur on different sides of the globe in Brazil, Indonesia and Vietnam.   More on...

High-Energy Swell Waves

Why in News:   INCOIS issued alerts for high-energy waves along coastal states.   More in news:     Leading to...

Places in News: Tanzania

Context : Cyclone ‘Hidaya’, a severe storm, is heading towards the Tanzanian coast from the Indian Ocean.   About Tanzania: ...

Places in News – Shaksgam Valley

Context : China illegally carrying out construction activities in the Shaksgam valley.   More on News :  Chinese-built road has...

Gendered Impact of Climate Change

Context: The effects of climate change, specifically heatwaves and water scarcity, exert disproportionate effects on women in India.    Gendered...

PLACES IN NEWS: KENYA

Context: Blockages in tunnels channeling water to Tongi River led to ruptures in Nakuru Dam (Kenya) causing heavy rains and...

Places in News: Panama Canal

Context : Climate change led to drought in Panama. The Panama Canal  is an artificial 82-kilometre waterway in Panama.  runs...

Deepest Under-Ocean Blue Hole

Context: Renowned journal “Frontiers in Marine Science”, published Earth’s Deepest underwater sinkhole has been found in Chetumal Bay (Mexico). It...

South Asia Receiving Rainfall

Context:   The forecast of ‘above normal’ rainfall across most of the South Asian countries during the upcoming monsoon season...

El-Nino

Context:   The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has recorded unusually high temperatures, raising questions about the causes of these high...